ASUS P5VDC-MXASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MXASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MX
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1.7 System memory
1.7.11.7.1
1.7.11.7.1
1.7.1
OverviewOverview
OverviewOverview
Overview
The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate (DDR2) and
two 184-pin DDR Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
DDR2 DIMMS are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM
socket.
The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:
• To prevent damage to the motherboard,
do not use DDR anddo not use DDR and
do not use DDR anddo not use DDR and
do not use DDR and
DDR2 memory simultaneously.DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
• Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than
2 GB system memory when you installed two 1 GB DDR2 or DDR
memory modules.
ColorColor
ColorColor
Color
SocketsSockets
SocketsSockets
Sockets
Blue DDR_1 and DDR_2
Yellow DDR2_1 and DDR2_2
P5VDC-MX
®
P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets
DDR2_
1
DDR2_
2
DDR_
1
DDR_
2
1.7.21.7.2
1.7.21.7.2
1.7.2
Memory ConfigurationsMemory Configurations
Memory ConfigurationsMemory Configurations
Memory Configurations
You may install 256MB, 512MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR/DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.